Deities of the Day
Friday, 18 January 2278 · Conjunction of Moon Consciousness & Sun Action
Śrī Rāma / Mātā Durgā
Navamī manifests righteous triumph over negative forces, upholding dharma and sacred virtue across all realms.
ॐ रां रामाय नमः
oṁ rāṁ rāmāya namaḥGoddess Mahālakṣmī
Friday is ruled by Venus, inviting beauty, spiritual generosity, domestic harmony, and the radiant blessings of Goddess Lakṣmī.
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
oṁ śrīṁ mahālakṣmyai namaḥMakara Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Makara
Friday, 18 January 2278
The Sun crosses at 6:09 AM, your local time
The Sun reaches its southern limit and turns north: Uttarāyaṇa begins, the most auspicious turn of the year. Kept as Makara Saṅkrānti across the north, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Lohri in the Punjab, Magh Bihu in Assam, Uttarāyaṇ in Gujarat, the great harvest festival. In the Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma held back his death on the arrow-bed to leave his body once Uttarāyaṇa had come.
What is done, A pre-dawn bath (the Gaṅgā-snāna and the Kumbha bathing are timed to it), sesame-and-jaggery (til-gud) shared with the words "speak sweetly," charity, and the harvest feast, Pongal cooked till it boils over, for plenty.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
11:03 AM – 12:29 PM
3:21 PM – 4:47 PM
12:05 PM – 12:53 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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